Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Greg Giese
We arrived at Great
Stirrup Cay, but tendering ashore took some time. Offloading 2,000+
passengers took some time. They have a reservation system in place
(colored tags) to help manage it, but it still falls very short of the
Freestyle advertising. You can't go when you want, and yes, there are
lines. Getting back on the ship towards the end of the afternoon resulted
in long waits. While I've been to the Private Island a number of times (it
isn't so private when you're sharing a small beach with 2,000 other
passengers), most of the other passengers seemed to enjoy it a great deal,
snorkeling, playing volleyball, or just soaking up the sun on the beach.